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| Birth name | Grigoriy Tsnobiladze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1983-01-02) 2 January 1983 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vorkuta, Komi ASSR, RSFSR, USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | brother Valery Tsnobiladze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grigoriy Tsnobiladze (Russian: Григорий Жиронович Цнобиладзе) is a Russian professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for Krasny Yar.
Background
Grigoriy Tsnobiladze was born in a Russian city of Vorkuta to Georgian parents. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Georgia, where Grigoriy started playing rugby at the age of 13-14.
Club career
He played for Aia Kutaisi until 2005. In 2005 he signed a contract with Novokuznetsk, where he played until 2011 save for a short 6-months spell at Castres Olympique in 2006. In 2011 he signed with Krasny Yar.
International career
Grigoriy Tsnobiladze played 22 matches for Russia. His debut was in 2011 in a match v Italy A.
Personal life
Grigoriy's older brother Valery also played rugby. Grigoriy Tsnobiladze is married and has two sons.
External links
Itsrugby profile
EPCR profile
ESPN profile
References
- ^ "Krasny Yar current squad" (in Russian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ ""Я не исключаю, что этот сезон станет для меня последним": Григорий Цнобиладзе о регби, брате и новом сезоне" (in Russian). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.